528, 533, 550 Lancaster St W | 10, 12, 18, 30, 30 fl | U/C

[tomh009]

I thought this was an interesting article about why we don't have a lot of larger family units being built in multi-residential buildings. https://www.centerforbuilding.org/blog/w...th-america

Relating to this, I observed a new apartment building in Finland first-hand. Construction just completed, probably upper-mid-market.

Six floors, seven or eight units per floor. One elevator (maybe 1m x 1.5m, big enough for a wheelchair but not a stretcher) per tower, One central staircase next to the elevator, not enclosed. No garbage chutes (garbage and recycling bins are outside). Can't build that here ...

Inside the unit, the construction quality is, I think, better than here. More electrical outlets, triple-pane windows, solid doors, good fixtures. And a nice, big glassed-in balcony.

On the other hand, that 65 m2 apartment would be considered pretty big for a 2BR.